Drift Event!!!?!!?!
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tjamz wrote:
drifting has been big in mpls/st paul for a while now saw a couple different events in St Cloud and I know they do it at Dakota County as well. The reason noone (mostly) on here wants to drift is BECAUSE MOST IMPORTS ON FARGOSTREET ARE FWD OR AWD. AWD is very hard to drift with and is hell on the car. FWD cannot be drifted properly. PERIOD. RWD w/ a good LSD is the only way to drift properly. So, unless we get Dave, Matt, Kevin, Dubbsy and the Mustang and Camaro guys, we won't have many fargostreet participants.
ok no offense but fargostreet is a little thing in the tri state area so lets get those guys from mpls/st paul and others around here if we give it enough advertisment people will come -
its easier if its manual...much easier
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kswissondubs wrote:
ok no offense but fargostreet is a little thing in the tri state area so lets get those guys from mpls/st paul and others around here if we give it enough advertisment people will comeI agree, thats why I advised shane (earlier in this post) to post this on the aarrf.com website as they have a fairly large core of good drifters. Llew Montgomery is well known in the drift community of Mpls/St Paul. I'm just saying that the majority of the people who currently are a part of fargostreet do not own RWD cars, so the likely hood of a seeing someone from this forum in a drift event is slim. I honestly hope to god this happens as drifting is very fun to watch when you have good drivers.
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tjamz wrote:
I agree, thats why I advised shane (earlier in this post) to post this on the aarrf.com website as they have a fairly large core of good drifters. Llew Montgomery is well known in the drift community of Mpls/St Paul. I'm just saying that the majority of the people who currently are a part of fargostreet do not own RWD cars, so the likely hood of a seeing someone from this forum in a drift event is slim. I honestly hope to god this happens as drifting is very fun to watch when you have good drivers.
well i think that meens we need to get going on advertising itplus i think some one should talk scherling into it
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kswiss, shut up. you haven't said anything useful in any of your posts.
no one here knows how to drift the right way, and no one is going to learn fast enough to make a competition worthwhile. why would anyone drive all the way from minneapolis just to drive around a parking lot of cones when they have better places to drive that are closer? -
out there wrote:
kswiss, shut up. you haven't said anything useful in any of your posts.
no one here knows how to drift the right way, and no one is going to learn fast enough to make a competition worthwhile. why would anyone drive all the way from minneapolis just to drive around a parking lot of cones when they have better places to drive that are closer?dont be such a damn negative nancy...my god...we dont know until we try do we...you dont know how many people are gonna be interested its worth a shot...and people arent gonna learn how to drift if they dont try...der...
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PSiedTSi wrote:
dont be such a damn negative nancy...my god...we dont know until we try do we...you dont know how many people are gonna be interested its worth a shot...and people arent gonna learn how to drift if they dont try...der...i agree with tony on this one man. if i had a rwd or my old cavi damn it i sure as hell would be all over this idea. some of you guys have to know poeple that have rwds the drft.
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I think my car could do it, but its an automatic and I have no experience, if I could practice/learn somewhere legally I would be up for it!
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i think it would be cook if the had a track with a layout like this one.
http://www.driftsession.com/images/web_May_2004_Event_Map_copy.jpg
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am i the only one that is capable of seeing that almost no one in this area has a mt rwd and the will to drift? without these people, any "drift competition" would be a waste that would result in the import scene getting an even worse stigma than it has now.
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out there wrote:
am i the only one that is capable of seeing that almost no one in this area has a mt rwd and the will to drift? without these people, any "drift competition" would be a waste that would result in the import scene getting an even worse stigma than it has now.I'm with Adam on this one, you guys aren't be realistic...
As much as you'd like to drift your automatic v6 mustang, you won't be seeing it happen.
As chuck said, the only hope to get a drift event here would be to get some people from other places to come here...
I don't think you guys understand what it takes to actually drift... You can't just go step on the gas and expect to be like the guys in the videos.
If your doesn't have enough HP to even spin the rear wheels you aren't going to be drifting. If you can't control when to spin the wheels your car isn't going to be drifting. If you dont have anywhere to learn how to drift you won't be drifting.
Ice, water, and e-brakes don't count as drifting.
Just having a RWD car isn't enough for a car to be a "drift" car. Get off the internet, go jump in a camaro and then come back and tell me that you can drift like the pros... it doesnt happen
Oh and shane im not ripping on your idea, if you could get a real drift even here, i'd def come watch; i'm just asking these people who want to drift thier fwd 100hp cars and 102hp rwd cars to get real
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To sum up all the negative and positive comments on the subject.
I was not only including fargostreet members in this "idea". There are alot of other places that people WOULD come from if I were to get this to happen. I am not worried about that. Sioux Falls,Minn,Canada,Minot, etc. We need about 35-45 cars for this. The biggest thing is: finding suitable property(?), an organization to back it(AARRF?), sponsorship to host it(tintmasters), and of course... Cars and people that can do it.
I know the majority of "normal" guys out there can't "drift". But you can't learn to swim................ without water. This would give the opportunity for someone who might like to try it. It was just an idea for the fargstreet members to kick around. I am not worried that we wouldn't have enough people to make this happen.
The "contest" would not be anything. I just want the space and insurance and the organization backing to make it happen. If I can make this happen, there will not be a loser. ALL WINNERS. It will just be for the experience to try something that you otherwise would be doing illegally.
As for people that can drift. I know a couple in Grand Forks. I know a ton from autocrossing last year.(Minot,Canada,Fargo. etc.) Guys that can autocross usually already have the knowledge of how to do it but the mentallity in the sport is not to do it. I can drift, not that I am a pro, not that I am the best, but I can "drift" controlled, stop/start/turn and with speed[50-60mph].Yes on dry concrete, not snow/ice/wet. (Any Grand Forks guys care to back me up on that?)(*cough alerus). I know the professionals drift in the 70-100 mph range. I still need practice and want to practice. The WRX will drift and has. But like Chuck said. It does cause alot of stress (unless you have the correct tires for "drifting") The STi guys will be able to drift without any trouble. (damn tq.) If you wanna see that ask Jeremy(Valley City) I am sure he will show you.
I have already, before the original post, contacted AARRF on this and I am waiting on a reply back. I talked to The Badlands Region SCCA, and they are looking into it. The SCCA currenly has no event for drifting, but they see the intrest and may start having them also.
And do not forget. You guys saying that the FWD cannot drift, are wrong. Ever seen the signal cars. Look closely. There is a square back EF, hanging (mirroring) the other RWD cars. So don't count them out. And they don't need a ton of power either.
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tntmstr wrote:
To sum up all the negative and positive comments on the subject.I was not only including fargostreet members in this "idea". There are alot of other places that people WOULD come from if I were to get this to happen. I am not worried about that. Sioux Falls,Minn,Canada,Minot, etc. We need about 35-45 cars for this. The biggest thing is: finding suitable property(?), an organization to back it(AARRF?), sponsorship to host it(tintmasters), and of course... Cars and people that can do it.
I know the majority of "normal" guys out there can't "drift". But you can't learn to swim................ without water. This would give the opportunity for someone who might like to try it. It was just an idea for the fargstreet members to kick around. I am not worried that we wouldn't have enough people to make this happen.
The "contest" would not be anything. I just want the space and insurance and the organization backing to make it happen. If I can make this happen, there will not be a loser. ALL WINNERS. It will just be for the experience to try something that you otherwise would be doing illegally.
As for people that can drift. I know a couple in Grand Forks. I know a ton from autocrossing last year.(Minot,Canada,Fargo. etc.) Guys that can autocross usually already have the knowledge of how to do it but the mentallity in the sport is not to do it. I can drift, not that I am a pro, not that I am the best, but I can "drift" controlled, stop/start/turn and with speed[50-60mph].Yes on dry concrete, not snow/ice/wet. (Any Grand Forks guys care to back me up on that?)(*cough alerus). I know the professionals drift in the 70-100 mph range. I still need practice and want to practice. The WRX will drift and has. But like Chuck said. It does cause alot of stress (unless you have the correct tires for "drifting") The STi guys will be able to drift without any trouble. (damn tq.) If you wanna see that ask Jeremy(Valley City) I am sure he will show you.
I have already, before the original post, contacted AARRF on this and I am waiting on a reply back. I talked to The Badlands Region SCCA, and they are looking into it. The SCCA currenly has no event for drifting, but they see the intrest and may start having them also.
And do not forget. You guys saying that the FWD cannot drift, are wrong. Ever seen the signal cars. Look closely. There is a square back EF, hanging (mirroring) the other RWD cars. So don't count them out. And they don't need a ton of power either.
well said !!
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Fwd drifting is mostly based around useing your e-brake to induce the slide verses rwd they mostly use the throdle to induce the slide. But they can also use the e-brake too. Here's a site that has some different drift techniques.
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tntmstr wrote:
To sum up all the negative and positive comments on the subject.I was not only including fargostreet members in this "idea". There are alot of other places that people WOULD come from if I were to get this to happen. I am not worried about that. Sioux Falls,Minn,Canada,Minot, etc. We need about 35-45 cars for this. The biggest thing is: finding suitable property(?), an organization to back it(AARRF?), sponsorship to host it(tintmasters), and of course... Cars and people that can do it.
I know the majority of "normal" guys out there can't "drift". But you can't learn to swim................ without water. This would give the opportunity for someone who might like to try it. It was just an idea for the fargstreet members to kick around. I am not worried that we wouldn't have enough people to make this happen.
The "contest" would not be anything. I just want the space and insurance and the organization backing to make it happen. If I can make this happen, there will not be a loser. ALL WINNERS. It will just be for the experience to try something that you otherwise would be doing illegally.
As for people that can drift. I know a couple in Grand Forks. I know a ton from autocrossing last year.(Minot,Canada,Fargo. etc.) Guys that can autocross usually already have the knowledge of how to do it but the mentallity in the sport is not to do it. I can drift, not that I am a pro, not that I am the best, but I can "drift" controlled, stop/start/turn and with speed[50-60mph].Yes on dry concrete, not snow/ice/wet. (Any Grand Forks guys care to back me up on that?)(*cough alerus). I know the professionals drift in the 70-100 mph range. I still need practice and want to practice. The WRX will drift and has. But like Chuck said. It does cause alot of stress (unless you have the correct tires for "drifting") The STi guys will be able to drift without any trouble. (damn tq.) If you wanna see that ask Jeremy(Valley City) I am sure he will show you.
I have already, before the original post, contacted AARRF on this and I am waiting on a reply back. I talked to The Badlands Region SCCA, and they are looking into it. The SCCA currenly has no event for drifting, but they see the intrest and may start having them also.
And do not forget. You guys saying that the FWD cannot drift, are wrong. Ever seen the signal cars. Look closely. There is a square back EF, hanging (mirroring) the other RWD cars. So don't count them out. And they don't need a ton of power either.very nice
by the way do you have any idea of were you would do this
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